IN SEARCH OF AN OLDER GIANT
IN SEARCH OF AN OLDER GIANT
Author(s): MARIN-BARUTCIEFF SilviaSubject(s): Comparative Studies of Religion
Published by: Romanian Assoc. for the History of Religions & Inst. for the History of Religions, Romanian Academy
Keywords: Christopher; hagiography; Hurritic and Old-Syriac legends; giant; Legenda Aurea; Fourteen Helpers; iconography.
Summary/Abstract: IN SEARCH OF AN OLDER GIANT. Review article of Otto-Hubert KOST, Christophorus. Seine Herkunft und sein Dienst, Mainz: Patrimonium Verlag, 2015. The present article aims to examine the last book of the late lamented Otto-Hubert Kost, esteemed German scholar in the academic study of religions, and his contribution related to the hagiography of Saint Christopher. His input regarding the connections among the passion of Christopher, the Golden Legend and the Hurritic and Old-Syriac legends will be analyzed from a comparative perspective. The paper will also consider selected European iconographic references associated to the research of Otto-Hubert Kost.
Journal: ARCHÆVS. Studies in the History of Religions
- Issue Year: XX/2016
- Issue No: __
- Page Range: 465-470
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
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